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Month: April 2017

Did you know that Scotland is part of Great Britain?Scotland subsequently entered into a political union with the Kingdom of England on 1 May 1707 to create the new Kingdom of Great Britain and it is made up of more than 790 islands.
The capital of this country is Edinburgh, however the largest city is Glasgow and the great majority of the population is Christian.
The area of this country is of 77, 933 km 2 and Scottish people speak English and also Gaelic.

Life expectancy for those born in Scotland between 2012 and 2014 is 77.1 years for males and 81.1 years for females.

The men of Scotland wear a skirt called kilt and each family or clan has its own tartan. Scottish whisky is very famous world wide because of its strong taste and they have also bagpipes which is the national musical instrument that led Scottish soldiers into battle.

In literature they have Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson who was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. Among his most famous works we find –Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Let`s listen to a Bagpipe being played.

And now let`s listen to Scottish English accent!

Thank you so much for being with me and find out some curiosities about Scotland!

What would you like to do if you had more time? Would you sleep more? Would you travel? Would you clean your house? What would that be?(O que você gostaria de fazer se tivesse mais tempo? Dormiria mais? Viajaria mais? Limparia sua casa? O que você faria?)

Our chatlesson today is about the modal verb WOULD, so get ready and let`s learn a little bit more about this amazing modal!

WOULD

It is a modal verb used to express:

Invitation– Would you like to go to the party with me?Convite- Você gostaria de ir à festa comigo?Wish/ desire– I would like some sugar in my coffeeDesejo- Eu gostaria de um pouco de açúcar no meu café.To make offers– Would you like some coffee? tea? cookies?Oferecer- Você gostaria de um pouco de café? Chá? Biscoitos?Hypothetical ideas– I would travel around the world if I had money!Ideia hipotética- Eu viajaria pelo mundo se eu tivesse dinheiro!To make requests– Would you do me a favor?Pedir algo– Você me faria um favor?

Interrogative

To make an interrogative statement you have to use the modal WOULD before the noun:(Para fazer uma frase na interrogativa você simplesmente deve colocar WOULD antes do sujeito da frase).Would you scream if you see a celebrity you like?(Você gritaria se encontrasse uma celebridade que você gosta?)What would you do if you had a million dollars?(O que você faria se ganhasse 1 milhão de dólares?)What would you do if it was the last day of your life?(O que você faria se esse fosse seu ultimo dia de vida?)What would you do if you could change your life right now?(O que você faria se pudesse mudar sua vida agora?)What would you do if you were the president of your country?(O que você faria se fosse o presidente do seu país?)Where would you go if you had time to travel?
(Onde você iria se tivesse mais tempo para viajar?)

Negative

To make negative statement you have to use the modal WOULD+ NOT after the noun.
(Para formar uma frase na negative deve usar WOULD+NOT depois do sujeito da frase).

WOULD NOT is more used in a written, formal language or when you want to emphasize the information you are trying to pass in your speech.(WOULD NOT é forma formal de se fazer uma frase na negativa ou mesmo quando quer enfatizar algo).
In spoken language it is more used WOULDN`T.(No dia a dia é mais comum quando se está conversando falar WOULDN`T).

In the picture above you can say that the girl may be late to her class because the car is broken and the boy might have some difficulties to fix it.(Na foto a cima você pode perceber que a menina vai se atrasar para a sua aula porque o carro quebrou e o rapaz pode demorar um pouco para concertá-lo).

Keeping writing about the Modals, today I want to talk about two very nice ones-MAY and MIGHT.(Continuando escrevendo sobre os Modais, hoje quero falar sobre MAY e MIGHT).

MAY- Affirmative

MAY-Is used to express a possibility, probability and an ability in the Present moment, but in a stronger way:(May é usado para expressar possibilidade, probabilidade e habilidade no Presente, porém de uma forma mais forte).

I MAY travel tomorrow.(Eu posso viajar amanhã).You MAY come to my house.(Você pode vir para minha casa).She MAY be late because of the traffic.(Ela pode se atrasar por causa do tráfego).

Pay attention that you do not need the preposition TO between May and the next verb.(Prestem atenção que você não precisa usar TO entre May e o próximo verbo na frase).

I may get a good grade if a study hard.(Eu posso conseguir uma boa nota se eu estudar muito).

Interrogative

In the INTERROGATIVE form MAY is considered the most formal one to be used to make a request or to ask for some information:(Na forma interrogativa MAY é considerado o mais formal dos modais para fazer uma perguntar ou pedir algo a alguém).

Negative

In the NEGATIVE form the sentence is formed by MAY NOT:(Na forma negativa você simplesmente fala-> MAY NOT).

I MAY NOT be there on time because of the rain.(Eu não posso chegar na hora por causa da chuva).She MAY NOT come here today because she is busy.(Ela não pode vir aqui hoje porque ela está ocupada).We MAY NOT go to the party tonight, sorry!!!(Nós não podemos ir para a festa hoje a noite, desculpa!)

Today I was talking to a friend and he was saying to me how much difficult he has to understand the modals and he asked my help, and I`m writing this first post because I know just him there are a lot of people who have some difficult to understand the modals too.

Negative

In the NEGATIVE you have two ways to answer. Generally in a spoken way you can say CAN`T which is the abbreviated form, and to be formal you can say CANNOT:(Você tem duas formas de fazer uma frase na negativa, você tanto pode falar CAN`T que é a forma abreviada, ou CANNOT se quiser ser mais formal).

Can you sing a song in English? yeah?Then, let`s try it.Here we have a song and in it you can find many times Can and Could being used.Let`s listen to it and then sing!!!
The Weeknd- Can`t feel my face!

Ladies and gentlemen thank you so much for being here with me once more studying and Learning.I hope to see you soon again!

Keeping the serie of Modals, today I want to write about Could and every single time I talk about this modal, I remember things form my Past, just like…(Continuando a série sobre Modais, hoje eu quero escrever sobre Could e toda vez que falo sobre esse moda,, eu lembro de coisas do meu passado, tipo..)When I was 18 I could dance until the dawning and I could play songs with my friends on the street, I could make a lot of different things, but I couldn`t live alone, I couldn`t travel to other countries… Well, I could speaks for hours about my memories, however let`s focus on our subject.

Affirmative

COULD–Is used to express one ability, possibility and probability from the PAST:
(É usado para expressar uma habilidade, possibilidade e probabilidade no passado).

I could speak Italian- ability(Eu podia falar Italiano).I could watch movies in the afternoon- Possibility(Eu podia assistir filmes a tarde).They could play the piano- probability(Eles podiam tocar piano)

The same which happens with the other modals, happens to COULD. You do not need to use the preposition TO between Could and the next verb.(Assim como acontece com os outros Modais, com o Could você não precisa usar a preposição To depois de Could.)

Interrogative

In the INTERROGATIVE form, you just change the sentence order, using the modal in the beginning of the sentence. COULD is more formal than CAN in a interrogative sentence:(Na forma interrogativa você também deve mudar a ordem da sentença, e o COULD vem no inicio da frase. COULD quando usado na interrogativa é mais formal que CAN).

Could I talk to you?(Eu poderia falar contigo?)Could you give me your notebook?(Você poderia me dar seu caderno?)Could she speak French?(Ela podia falar Francês?)Could you tell me how was your life when you were a child?(Você poderia me contar como foi sua infância?)

Negative

In the NEGATIVE you have two ways to answer. Generally in a spoken way you can say COULDN`T, and to be formal you can say COULD NOT:(Assim como no caso do Can, com o Could, você pode usar a forma abreviada COULDN`T ou a forma mais formal COULD NOT para fazer a forma negativa).

In English The Present Continuous Tense is used to express one action in progress, an action that is happening in a certain time in the present moment.(Present Continuous é usado para expressar uma ação em progresso, uma ação que está acontecendo no presente).

Do not forget that it is formed of
Subject+ verb to Be+ verb and ING
I + am + cooking

ING

É representado em Português por: indo, endo, ando.

He is working out recently.
(Ele está malhando/treinando recentemente).

She is running.(Ela está correndo).

I`m smiling.
(Eu estou sorrindo).

Generally you use the following expressions of time in the Present Continuous:(Você pode usar as seguintes expressões com o Present Continuous).

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is a book from the author Jane Austen who was born in 1775 at Steventon in Hampshire in England. She never married, and she spent her life very close to her family and she died in Winchester in 1817, aged only 42.

Pride and Prejudice originally called First Impressions was published in 1813. The book is full of wise and clever observation of the people and manners of her time.

Summary

The book tells the story of a family, the Bennets who have five unmarried girls (Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia), their mommy is totally in despair to marry her daughters.

They attend a ball at which Mr. Bingley is presented, he falls in love with Jane, and Jane with him. However, he has a very close friend called Mr. Darcy who is proud, has a sense of superiority and a selfish disdain for the feelings of others. Although he secretly gets in love with Elizabeth, he is so proud to show it though.

One day The Bennits receive the visit of Mr. Collins, a clergyman who wants to marry the oldest daughter (Jane), but it is not possible because she hopes to marry Mr. Bingley, then Mr. Collins makes a proposal to Elizabeth, who refuses.

Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy face several misunderstandings. Although they love each other, they do not show it because they are very proud. Elizabeth is very hurt because of the things Mr. Darcy did and said and Mr. Darcy has a very bad idea of Elizabeth`s family. Therefore Mr. Darcy listens to his feelings which speaks louder and makes a proposal to Elizabeth who refuses it.

One day the Bennets receive the news that Lydia have ran away with Wickham, a young officer. This situation can bring desgrace to the family, but in secret Mr. Darcy helps the family giving a certain amount of money to Wickham.

After knowing what Mr. Darcy has done for her family, Elizabeth starts to think different of Mr. Darcy and opens her heart to love him. He again makes a proposal, talks to her father and they decide to marry.

Movies

You can find two movies based on this book:

Pride and Prejudice (1940) it is an American adaptation directed by Robert Z. Leonard.Starring Greer Garson as Elizabeth and Laurence Olivier as Mr. Darcy